How to tend a Citrus medica

Also known as: Limon vulgare Mill., Limon spinosum Mill., Limon racemosum Mill., Citrus acida Pers., Citrus alata (Tanaka) Tanaka, Citrus aurantium var. proper Guillaumin, Citrus aurantium var. tamurana Yu.Tanaka, Citrus balotina Poit. & Turpin, Citrus bicolor Poit. & Turpin, Citrus bigena Poit. & Turpin, Citrus cedra Link, Citrus cedrata Raf., Citrus crassa Hassk., Citrus fragrans Salisb., Citrus gaoganensis Hayata, Citrus gongra Raf., Citrus grandis var. pyriformis (Hassk.) Karaya, Citrus hassaku hort. ex Yu.Tanaka, Citrus hiroshimana hort. ex Yu.Tanaka, Citrus kizu hort. ex Yu.Tanaka, Citrus kwangsiensis Hu, Citrus limonimedica Lush., Citrus medica var. alata Tanaka, Citrus medica var. digitata Risso ex Guillaumin, Citrus medica var. dulcis Risso & Poit., Citrus medica var. ethrog Engl., Citrus medica var. nana Wester, Citrus medica var. proper Hook.f., Citrus medica var. sarcodactylus (Siebold ex Hoola van Nooten) Swingle, Citrus medica f. sudachi (hort. ex Shirai) M.Hiroe, Citrus medica f. tamurana (Tanaka) M.Hiroe, Citrus nana (Wester) Tanaka, Citrus odorata (Wester) Tanaka, Citrus pyriformis Hassk., Citrus sudachi hort. ex Tanaka, Citrus tuberosa Mill., Citrus medica subsp. bajoum H.Perrier, Citrus medica var. tarung Yu.Tanaka, Citrus aurantium var. medica (L.) Wight & Arn., Citrus medica var. medica , Aurantium medicum M.Gómez, Citrus medica subf. hassaku (Yu.Tanaka) M.Hiroe, Citrus medica subf. hiroshimana (hort. ex Yu.Tanaka) M.Hiroe, Citrus medica subf. pyriformis (hort. ex Tanaka) M.Hiroe, Citrus medica subf. aurea (Yu.Tanaka) M.Hiroe, Citrus medica subf. dulcis (Risso & Poiteau) M.Hiroe, Citrus medica subf. kizu (hort. ex Yu.Tanaka) M.Hiroe, Citrus medica var. odorata Wester, Citrus medica var. yunnanensis S.Q.Ding ex C.C.Huang

Watering

Only need keep soil moist

Sunlight

Like sufficient sunlight

Soil

Sandy loam

Fertilizer

Fertilize 2-3 times every year

Pruning

Remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Asia
Category
Rutaceae, Citrus
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height 15-20 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period April-May, fruiting period October-November
Flower colors
white, fruit yellow
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